What CIV does

CIV is a private investment firm that backs and builds technology companies in critical industries, specifically automation, energy, manufacturing, and supply chain, with a stated target of a $70 trillion U.S. market opportunity by 2050. The firm operates a dual model: deploying capital into existing companies and incubating new companies through a Founders-in-Residence Build Program when category-defining opportunities do not yet exist. CIV is headquartered in Venice Beach, California, at 901 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, and is legally domiciled as CIV Investment Management, LLC in Delaware.

CIV launched in 2024-2025 with its inaugural CIV Fund One, which closed in April 2025 with over $210 million in limited partner commitments. The founding team comprises Co-Founder and CEO Patrick Maloney (previously founder of Inspire, acquired by Shell, and co-founder of Independence Energy and Energy Plus, both acquired by NRG); Co-Founder and Managing Partner Jeff Rosenthal (co-founder of Summit and co-owner of Powder Mountain, with 50+ angel investments including SpaceX, Uber, Warby Parker, Scopely, and Devoted Health); and Co-Founder and Managing Partner Abhijoy Mitra (previously General Partner at Coatue, an approximately $60 billion platform, and Vice President at Valor Equity Partners). The operating bench adds coverage in policy (Josh Zoffer, former White House Special Assistant for Economic Policy and Treasury Senior Advisor), legal and compliance (Stephanie Donner, former CEO/CLO of Inspire), creative (Andrew Zuckerman, former Apple creative director), and operations (Dan Bell, ex-Expedia and Inspire), plus investor-builders from Silver Lake, Lazard, and Hyperloop One.

CIV's value proposition to founders bundles capital with operational, policy, creative, legal, and talent support, and the firm actively accesses the proprietary MasonOS AI manufacturing platform through portfolio company Isembard. The disclosed portfolio of approximately 18 companies spans nuclear (The Nuclear Company), aerospace manufacturing (Senra Systems), battery storage (Base), AI data centers (Giga Energy), AI-powered precision manufacturing (Isembard), AI system integration (Turgon AI), transferable tax credits (Crux), AI observability for machines (Sift), robotics and seafood processing (Shinkei), distributed generation orchestration (AGent), sovereign AI for Middle East infrastructure (1001), clean energy procurement (Verse), AI-native construction (Unlimited Industries), modular biomanufacturing (General Biological), LatAm neocloud (APD), mundane-task robotics (Mundane), COBOL modernization (Hypercubic), and AI-driven cybersecurity (ArgusEye). Investments are concentrated in the US with active positions in the UK (Isembard) and the GCC (1001 AI), and CIV typically participates as lead or co-lead alongside top-tier firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Coatue-adjacent syndicates, and StepStone.

Name

CIV

Legal name

CIV Investment Management, LLC

Website

https://civ.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIV is a private investment firm that backs and builds technology companies in critical industries—automation, energy, manufacturing, and supply chain—via a $210M fund, deploying capital through direct investments and a Founders-in-Residence build program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Climate tech investing
• Industrial transformation
• Founder build program
• Energy transition investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Venice

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CIV is a private investment firm that both backs existing technology companies and builds new ones in critical industries. The firm deploys capital from its inaugural CIV Fund One (over $210 million in commitments) into automation, energy, manufacturing, and supply chain companies, and operates a Founders-in-Residence Build Program to incubate new companies at the intersection of technology and energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIV Fund One The firm's inaugural venture capital fund with over $210 million in commitments from limited partners, deployed into companies transforming critical industries including automation, energy, manufacturing, and supply chain sectors in the U.S. and abroad.
• CIV Build Program (Founders-in-Residence)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments24 records

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